Composite template and gauge



June, 1952 R. G. EMERSON 2,599,050

I COMPOSITE TEMPLATE AND GAUGE Filed DSC. l5, 1948 FIG. l

ima/im l ATTORNEY Patented June 3, 1952 eoMrosrrE; TEMPLATE AND GAUGEImbert; G, Emerson, Equi'. Wayne, Ind-i Application December 15, 1948,Serial No. 65,469

` 130mm. (on assenti 1 i This invention relates generally to templatesand gauges and more particularly it relatesto templates andv gaugeswirrich mair be adjusted to reproduce the profile or measuementsy ofr anirregular surface.

Inthe crafts of-4 carpentry, carpet laying, iloor tiling, shipcarpentryL and may othersthere is the frequent problem of transferringthe outline on profile of a fixed,v relativelyv immovable object suolias a doorffra-me to a floor1 covering such as tile orlinoleum floorcoveringv so that; the tile or: linoleum may; be ttedaccurately to thecontou-rof#` the door frame; It is conventional praeticeon. the part ofrcraftsmen to take measurements for' cutting the I i'oor covering whichrequiresthe expenditure of; appreciable periods of time. InA fact, atimestudy`v wouldf show that the time expended in iitting; floor covering toa single doorframe equalsthe time eiipenclml.V in laying the fioorcovering around the,v entire circumference-ofa room.

The prior art includes certain forms of gauges or templates which may beadjustedk'to. conform with the profile of an irregularly shaped object,but-these prior artdevices d Ilotpresent a cf; n .y tinuoussurfaceadapted toy guide'the continui,- ous motion. ot aY pencil or othermarking device, priordevices` usually comprise a plurality o# onpointers which mag be adjusted or manipulated toa-but a plurality ofpointsenly on an irregulary surface. Thus, only these points may be.transferred: to another surface for purposes of reproduction. Suchdevices cannot reproduce accurately the position of substantiallyeuery-:point on an irregular surface.

Accordingy-155'I it i-sthey principal object of' this invention toprovide a composite template or gaugewhich maybe adjustedto haveI aplurality ofdifrerent profilesandwhich forms acontinuous.v surface ionguiding a marking' device.

Anothen object ofl this invention is togprovide a composite template orgauge having a plurality of individual,l plane, pifoletemplates offvari'` ous shapesA and; a clamping devicer for clamping .thetemplateaadjacent to one another-or in ever'- lappingA relation toY one another'to'form a con;- .tinuous surfacevfor gfuiding-a mark-ing device.

Still. another obj ect of this invention is to; provide a, composite*ltemplate on gaugev havingl a plurality? oi?v profile templateswhich-mayV `be ruled to. provide.. measurements ofl` objects havingirregular profiles.

Jin;accordance` withA this invention there isproa; composite template ongauge` comprising melanin hatingt spacedv jaws. Thereis: also pro- 2vided a plurality off proiifle templates. variousshapes and sizes. and:adapts@ ai# 'ranged between said jaws and manipulated Een a betterunderstandine .0..f the inverti@ 1.1;.. together with.: other and.objects. thereon reference is made. tp the iollowina. deSiQritOlgl.taken in. connection, with the attempt. drawings, and its; scopeWil-,1f` be out. in the appended claim@ acqompenyinsf drawings.;-

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nle 2,3... 4.., 5. '6. 1..` 8, and' 9. which arefmiaptd' to he adjustedbetween. the iam O f Clamp li in abutment'. with. the various ComponentiSurfaces or.. for example.. a, door framawridw freins er th. lilie- BYadjusting each; profile temple@ untlitahuts'the aignrqnraesuriace, and.'@lamping; the'templates, there iS Qbtanedi a Plole 0f the door irameforexamplahwhichmay'be transferred'r to carpet or linoleum, for example,which iste be laid; up to the door frame.

The press or clamp I- includes a casingJ having a base member or fixedrjaw il, end blocks: i12 and |"3-, and bridge t5. The bridge: isv slottedat- HI to accommodate a leverA td, the purposevof which wi-llbedescribed. subsequently. Lever-I3 may be pivoted to bridge t5; by means:of,l for example, ampi-1nV 9- extendingrr into on through thedownwardly' extending:Y ears 2 lf formed integrally with bridge t5.Lever i8- extends beyond its pivot to fhorrna cam sur-face- '2-3l whichisy c entriowith respect to theA pivot as illustrated the drawing. Y

For clamping the individualJ proiiile. templates in anyA desiredposition there. is providedan elongated channel on movable jaw 2f5#Qwhoh isattached a similarly -elongatedfresilientcushion 26. Cushion26- shouldbe sumei'entlyJ resilient to accommodate the profile platesinoverlapplng relation* andfits surface should have` sufficient frictiontoprevent.- movement ci" the prolef templates atten they are clampedyina desi-red posi;-

tion. Rubber, cork or similar materials have the desiredcharacteristics. For applying pressure from lever I8 to the channel 25there is provided a clamping block 21 having an upwardly extendingcolumn 28 (Figure 4) which is adapted to abut the cam surface 23 oflever I6. Block 21 is provided with a pin 29 which is adapted to rest inany one of the slots 3l, 32 or 33. The upper surface of block 21 isdividedY into three portionsj35, 36 and 31, portion 36 being higher thanportion 35 and portion 31 being higher than portion 36. Thus, block 21may be shifted longitudinally to place pin 29 in slot 3I, 32 or 33 andalign portionv35, 36 or 31 with cam surface 23, thereby to insurepressure contact between surface 23 and one of the surfaces 35, 36 or31, regardless of the spacing between cushion 26 and base II.

The profile plates 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 1, 8 and 9 are provided for insertionbetween base II and 'cushion 26 so that they may be adjusted as shown in`Figure lV in abutment with the door frame-46 with each of the proleplates aligned with each of the surfaces ofthe door frame. The platespreferably are of assorted lengths and widths and also' of assortedshapes. For example, there may be rectangular, triangular and curvedshapes. Also, there may be plates of irregular linear form such, forexample, as plate 9 which has they advantage that surfaces of greaterlength than the length of base I I may be reproduced. In general, itmaybe stated that the shapes of the profile plates are dependent on thenature of the job on which the template is being used.

T he utility of this device may be further increased by providing ruledgraduations on the base tIIas illustrated at 4I and also on one orseveral 'of the plates 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 1, 8 and 9 as hillustrated at 42,43 and 44. Thus, depths, lengths and angles on the door frame may bemeasured.

L ',To utilize this invention, lever I 8 may be placed inl approximatelythe position shown in Figure 3 and any or all of the desired profiletemplates 2, 3, ,4,"','6, 1, 8 and 9 may be'inserted between ,base lI'Iand cushion 26, either side by side, or in overlapping relation, asshown in Figures 1 and 2`. Then the press or clamp I may be placed ad-.jacent't-he door frame and the prole plates may Ibe .manipulated-by thefingers of the user until .each plateisfin -such a position that its endor side, as the case Vmay be, is flush with the opposing'surface of thedoor frame. Then lever I8 4may, be moved tol itsclamping position wherecam surface-23 `exerts full pressure on one of the surfaces 35, 36er 31of block 21, as illustrated 'in -Figures l andA 2. This moves jaw 25down- `Wardly and forces cushion 26 into frictional contact with each ofthe profile plates whereby they :are held firmly in final position.Thisis insured by the vprovision of the surfaces 35, 36 and 31 ofvvarying heights. For example, if only two prole plates are used thereis minimum spacing be- .tween cushion 26 and base I I, particularly ifthe plates do not overlap. In this case, block 21 is moved to place pin23 in slot 3| thereby to align .surface 31 with cam surface 23. If, onthe other hand, eight or ten prole plates are to be used in .overlappingrelation, as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2,-itmay be necessary to moveblock 21 to such a position that pin 29 may rest in slot 32 or :3:3.toalign surface 35 or 36 with cam surface 23. `Thus; there is providedsufficient spacing between cushion 2lif and base II to accommodate kacomparatively large number of prole plates in any desired Vrelativepositions.

Having clamped the profile plates in the proper position, the user ofthis device is provided with a complete profile of the outline of thedoor frame. By laying the clamped profile plates on a piece of floortile or other floor covering, the profile may be traced on the tile sothat the tile may be cut accurately to fit the surfaces of the doorframe. `It is to be noted'that this invention provides an adjustabletemplate'which forms a continuous guide for tracing purposes whereasprior art devices of this type establish only spaced points of thesurface to be reproduced.

When it is desired to utilize this invention as a gauge for takingmeasurements of an irregular surface, therulededges such as 4I, 42 and43 may be read and the readings may be added or subtracted to computethe dimensions which are desired.

For the purpose of illustrating the use o1' this invention, thedescription refers to a door frame and the laying of tilecr otherfloorcovering. It should be understood however that, there are manyother uses for this invention in otherelds such, for example, as in thecrafts of shipbuilding, aircraft building, plumbing, electrical Workand: machine work. v

In connection with the profile plates, it is to be noted that they maybe prefabricated to provide a set of standard plates, and the workman ona particular job may fabricate for himself special plates of sheet metalor other suitable material especially adapted for his immediate problem.

While there has been described what is at present considered thepreferred embodiment of this invention, it will be obvious to thoseskilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be madetherein without departing from the spirit and scope of this invention,and it is, therefore, aimed in the appended claims to cover all suchchanges and modifications as fall within the true spirit and scope ofthe invention.

What is claimed is:

l. A composite template comprising a clamp having jaws adapted to bemoved with respect to each other, and a plurality of plane profiletemplates having differently shaped operative peripheries positionedwith said peripheries .in overlapping relation to one another betweensaid jaws and adapted to be manipulated with respect to one another toform an irregular and unbroken margin at their extremities.

2. A composite template comprising a rst clamping jaw, a second clampingjaw, a plurality o f profile plates having differently shaped operativeperipheries and positioned between said vjaws with said peripheries inoverlapping relation to one another for abutment with Va surface ofirregular configuration whereby the abutting edges of said profileplates form a continuous profile having said irregular configuration,and means for clamping said jaws together.

. 3. A composite template comprising a bridge member, an elongated baseplate attached to said bridge member tovforrn a xed clamping jaw,a leverpivoted adjacent one of Vits ends to said bridge member, a plurality ofprofile plates having differently shaped operative peripheries andpositioned under said bridge member with said Vperipheries inoverlapping relation'to one another for abutment with a surface ofirregular configuratlon whereby the abutting edges of said profileplates form a continuous profile having .said irregular configuration,anda l,movable jaw agee/9,050

disposed over said lprofile 'plates in operative .relation with lthel:pivoted end of ysaid'lever 4for clamping said profile plates betweensaid jaws.

4. A composite template comprising a bridge member, anv'e'lon'g'atedibaseplate attached to said bridgeanember and spaced from said bridgemembeitoi-'form a fixed vclamping jaw, -a pin .fixed to said bridge,rmemben .a ,lever pivoted on :said :pin projecting above saidrhridgemember, said lever includinga camsurfacasa1plurality of pro- 'le plates.'having differently `shaped ':op'erative peripheries and positioned on:said base :plate for abutment with a surface iof irregularconfiguration whereby the abutting edges of said profile plates form acontinuous profile having -said irregular configuration, a movable jaw`disposed over said profile plates, and a clamping block of graduatedthickness disposed between said movable jaw and said cam surface forclamping said profile plates between said jaws.

5. A composite template comprising an external casing, said casingincluding an elongated bridge member, an elongated base plate attachedto said bridge member and spaced from said bridge member to form a fixedclamping jaw, a press positioned between said bridge member and saidbase plate, said press comprising a pin xed to said bridge member and alever pivoted adjacent one end thereof on said pin with the other end ofsaid lever projecting above said bridge member, said one end of saidlever including a cam surface, a plurality of profile plates havingrectangular, triangular or curved operative peripheries and positionedon said base plate for abutment with a surface of irregularconfiguration whereby the abutting edges of said profile plates form acontinuous profile of said surface of irregular configuration, a movablejaw disposed over said profile plates, and a clamping block of graduatedthickness disposed between said movable jaw and said cam surface forclamping said profile plates between said jaws.

6. A composite template comprising an external casing, said casingincluding an elongated bridge member, an elongated base plate attachedto said bridge member and spaced from said bridge member to form a fixedclamping jaw, a press positioned between said bridge member and saidbase plate, said press comprising ears depending from said bridgemember, a pin fixed between said ears, and a lever pivoted adjacent oneend thereof on said pin with the other end of said lever projectingthrough a slot in said bridge member, said one end of said leverincluding a cam surface projecting beyond the pivot point of said lever,a plurality of profile plates having rectangular, triangular or curvedoperative peripheries and positioned on said base plate for abutmentwith a surface of irregular conf-lguration whereby the abutting edges ofsaid profile plates form a continuous proiileof said surface ofirregular configuration, a movable jaw disposed over said profileplates, and a clamping block of graduated thickness disposed betweensaid movable jaw and said cam surface for clamping said profile platesbetween said jaws.

7. A composite template comprising an external casing, said casingincluding an elongated bridge member terminating in spaced and opposedend blocks, an elongated base plate attached to said blocks and spacedfrom said bridge member to form a fixed clamping jaw, a press positionedbetween said bridge member and said base plate, said press comprisingears dependingfrom :saidbridgeimenrben a1-,pin xedbetween said ears,aand a-ilever-pivoted adjaceritfone end `l-thiereof -on said spin `withthe pther/,end of said lever proj ectngfthrough 'a slot nisaidbridgemember, .said @one rend :of said "flever "including 2a Acam Asurfaceieccentrically frelalted to the pivot point 1 of said `Vlever, 2aplurality fof Lmrofile 1plates having rectangular, Vtriangular-.-orcurved 'opera'- ti-ve peripheries `andpositi'oned on-:saidbase plate forabutment with i assur-face fof -irregular config-- uration whereby theabutting edges of :ipnoiile'l'p'lates for-m a --continuous :profile :ofzsaitllsurface of "irregular configuration, a movabletfjaw disposed oversaid r'profile lpla'tes, Land Ja #clampiing flblock -of 'graduatedthicknes's :disposed @bevtween-said 4movable VVVjaw and said camfsdrfacefor clamping vsaid profile plates between y'said jaws.

8. A composite ztemplate and :gauge Scomprising a `clamp Ahaving :jaws:zadapted to be movedu with respect to each other, and a plurality ofplane profile templates having differently shaped operative peripheriespositioned in overlapping relation to one another with said peripheriesbetween said jaws and having measuring indicia thereon and adapted to bemanipulated with re,-

spect to one another to form an irregular and unbroken margin at theiroperating peripheries.

9. A composite template and gauge comprising a first clamping jaw, asecond clamping jaw, a plurality of profile plates having differentlyshaped operative peripheries and positioned between -said jaws with saidperipheries in overlapping relation to one another for abutment with lasurface of irregular configuration whereby the abutting edges of saidprofile plates form a continuous profile having said irregularconfiguration, said profile plates having measuring indicia thereon, andmeans for clamping said jaws together.

10. A composite template and gauge comprising a bridge member, anelongated base plate attached to said bridge member to form a fixedclamping jaw, a lever pivoted adjacent one of its ends to said bridgemember, a plurality of profile plates having differently shapedoperative peripheries and with said peripheries positioned inoverlapping relation to one another under said bridge member forabutment with a surface of irregular configuration whereby the abuttingedges of said profile plates form a con tinuous profile having saidirregular configuration, said profile plates having measuring indiciathereon, and a movable jaw disposed over said profile plates inoperative relation with the pivoted end of said lever for clamping saidprofile plates between said jaws.

11. A composite template and gauge comprising a bridge member, anelongated base plate attached to said bridge member and spaced from saidbridge member to form a fixed clamping jaw, a pin fixed to said bridgemember, a lever pivoted on said pin and projecting above said bridgemember, said lever including a cam surface, a plurality of profileplates having differently shaped operative peripheries and positioned onsaid base plate for abutment with a surface of irregular configurationwhereby the abutting edges of said profile plates form a continuousprofile having said irregular configuration, said profile plates havingmeasuring indicia thereon, a movable jaw disposed over said profileplates, and a clamping block of graduated thickness disposed betweensaid movable jaw and said cam surface for clamping said profile platesbetween said jaws.

Y dicate measurements 12. A composite gauge comprising a clamp havingjaws adapted to be moved with respect to each other, and a plurality ofmeasuring devices having diierently shaped operative peripheriespositioned with said perpheries in overlapping relation to one anotherbetween said jaws and adapted to be manipulated with respect to oneanother toindicate measurements.`

13. A composite gauge comprising a clamp having jaws adapted to be movedwith respect to one another anda plurality of measuring devices ofvarious sizes and having diierently shaped operative peripheriespositioned between said jaws with said peripheries in overlappingrelation to one another and adapted to be placed in 1n abutment with anobject to be measured and manipulated with respect to one another toinof said object.

ROBERT G. EMERSON.

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